{"id":1503,"date":"2021-01-25T22:09:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2021-01-25T22:09:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T22:09:29","slug":"case-study-above-ground-pool-with-multiple-leaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaktools.com\/blog\/case-study-above-ground-pool-with-multiple-leaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Above Ground Pool With Multiple Leaks"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Type of Pool:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Above Ground, Vinyl Liner<\/p>\n

Equipment Used:<\/strong><\/p>\n

LeakTrac 2400<\/a>,\u00a0 Dye Testing Cones<\/a>, Pressure Testing Equipment<\/a><\/p>\n

Situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pool owner noted water loss of 1.5\u201d per day\u00a0and hinted that they thought the liner needed some patching.<\/p>\n

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Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the LeakTrac 2400<\/a> can pinpoint liner leaks in above ground pools too, we started by doing a liner scan. It can be a little harder to find a good ground source on above ground pools, but at this pool we were able to attach to the steel wall, which gave us a great connection.\u00a0 \u00a0We promptly located and patched a small liner leak under the ladder. It didn’t seem to be big enough to\u00a0be responsible for 1.5\u201d per day of loss, so we kept looking.<\/p>\n

Since the liner was eliminated from being a source of water loss with the LeakTrac, we set up the Dye Testing Cones<\/a> to do a static dye test of the plumbing, which revealed a potential leak in the return line.\u00a0 A failed pressure test<\/a> of the return line confirmed it was leaking.\u00a0 This was sort of peculiar since the line was primarily visible and dry.\u00a0 Once air was induced, we noticed it\u00a0 bubbled up through the rocks in the short area the line was actually underground. In a little over an hour we had found and patched the liner leak and pinpointed the pipe leak.<\/p>\n

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Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n